L'Hospitalet de l'Infant will host a round of the Cup of Spain Paddle Surf held for the first time in Catalunya

L'Hospitalet de l'Infante will host the first Costa Catalana SUP Challenge 2016, scoring for Spain Cup SUP (Stand Up Paddle) Race the October 22 test. In this way, it will be held for the first time in Catalonia, a test of the Cup of Spain Paddle Surf, one of the most important competitions at the state level.

L'Hospitalet de l'Infant host, specifically, one of the last tests calendar Spain SUP Race Cup has previously played in towns like Hondarribia, Alicante, Benidorm or Zarautz. The Catalan Coast SUP Challenge, which is the name the test in question, will feature more than 80 riders who will demonstrate their skills on a surfboard in four categories:

• Long distance (15 km), with two subcategories, table size and gender (14 and 12.6), male and female
• U18s (5 km), which is made with 12.6 boards' or lower
• U16 (2 km), which is made with 11.6 boards' or lower
• ALLROUND (5 km), which is made with 12.2 tables' or lower. This test does not score for the Cup of Spain, and it is aimed at participants more style "amateur" who can not complete a test of 15 km

Parallel activities

The competition will take place in a very intense and full day of parallel activities. Thus, besides the Catalan Coast SUP Challenge 2016, all visitors who come to L'Hospitalet de l'Infant may, for example, start practicing the SUP. The NGO will leave surfboards outperforming the children who come to have a first contact with the sport.

In addition, there will also be musical performances, dances and Polynesians wine tasting in charge of the winery Celler Abadal, among other proposals. Around the village, located on the seafront, at the height of the "La Marina" Square, there will be a market with all kinds of products, a rest area, the most modern foodtrucks, offshore activities, attractions of all kinds and various actions that will become a leisure proposal more about the championship.

A trendy sport

The SUP is a sport that is becoming increasingly popular with a growth rate of 25% annually. The growth of the sport focuses on three basic aspects: firstly, it is a sport suitable for all audiences and all ages; moreover, it is easy learning and improvement is rapid; and you can go in any aquatic environment (sea, rivers, lakes, etc.).

One of the main values ​​of surf and its derivatives is harmony with the sea, nature and oneself, which is achieved with the practice of this sport.